fcron.conf 5 Fcron &version; development release)]]> &date; fcron.conf configuration file for fcron and fcrontab Description This page describes the syntax used for the configuration file of &fcrontab;(1), &fcrondyn;(1) and &fcron;(8). Blank lines, line beginning by a hash sign (#) (which are considered comments), leading blanks and tabs are ignored. Each line in a &fcron.conf file is of the form
name = value
where the blanks around equal-sign (=) are ignored and optional. Trailing blanks are also ignored. The following names are recognized (default value in parentheses): Valid variables in a fcron.conf file fcrontabs=directory (&fcrontabsdir;) &Fcron; spool directory. pidfile=file-path (&fcron.pid;) Location of &fcron; pid file (needed by &fcrontab; to work properly). fifofile=file-path (&fcron.fifo;) Location of &fcron; fifo file (needed by &fcrondyn; to communicate with &fcron;). fcronallow=file-path (&etc;/&fcron.allow;) Location of fcron.allow file. fcrondeny=file-path (&etc;/&fcron.deny;) Location of fcron.deny file. shell=file-path (&shell;) Location of default shell called by &fcron; when running a job. When &fcron; runs a job, &fcron; uses the value of SHELL from the fcrontab if any, otherwise it uses the value from fcron.conf if any, or in last resort the value from /etc/passwd. sendmail=file-path (&sendmail;) Location of mailer program called by &fcron; to send job output. editor=file-path (&editor;) Location of default editor used when invoking "fcrontab -e". File-paths and directories are complete and absolute (i.e. beginning by a "/"). To run several instances of &fcron; simultaneously on the same system, you must use a different configuration file for each instance. Each instance must have a different fcrontabs, pidfile and fifofile. Then, use &fcron;(8)'s command line option -c to select which config file (so which instance) you refer to. Files &etc;/&fcron.conf.location; Configuration file for &fcron;, &fcrontab and &fcrondyn;: contains paths (spool dir, pid file) and default programs to use (editor, shell, etc). See &fcron.conf(5) for more details. &etc;/&fcron.allow; Users allowed to use &fcrontab; and &fcrondyn; (one name per line, special name "all" acts for everyone) &etc;/&fcron.deny; Users who are not allowed to use &fcrontab; and &fcrondyn; (same format as allow file) &etc;/pam.d/fcron (or &etc;/pam.conf) PAM configuration file for &fcron;. Take a look at &pam;(8) for more details. &manpage-foot;